Guard-rail structure



W. M. CREITZ.

GUARD RAIL STRUCTURE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14 1920.

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INVENTOR ATTORNEY GUARD-RAIL STRUCTURE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. '7, 1920.

Application filed'June 14, 1920. Seria1 N0. 388,902.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WALTER M. Cnnrrz, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Bethlehem, in the county of Northampton and State of Pennsylvania,

have invented new and useful Improvements in Guard-Rail Structures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to railway or other tracks of a similar nature and has for its object the provision of a track including guard rails adapted to be disposed adjacent but in spaced relation to the rectangular track rails at dangerous points such as bridge approaches, curves, and the like, the guard rail extending higher than the track rails and being for the purpose of being engaged by the train wheels in case the train should jump the track, the space between the track rails and the guard rails being filledwith crushed stone for the purpose of reducing the speed of a train jumping a track. 1

Another object is the provision of a guard rail of this character which has associated therewith brace members to which the guard rail is secured and the brace members being mounted upon alternating ties so as to produce a very strong structure.

WVith the above and other objects and advantages in View, the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which 7 Figure 1 is a plan view of the track showing my guard rails in position,

Fig. 2 is a cross sectional view, and

Fig. 3 is a detail perspective of one of the brace members.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the letter A designates the rails of an ordinary trackway which are of course secured upon theordinary ties B. In carrying out my invention I provide guard rails 10 formed as channel irons and which are located at dangerous points, such as for example on a curve, as shown in Fig. 1, at the outer sides of the rail A and these channel irons 10 are located exactly the same distance apart as the rails A. Every alternate tie carries a brace designated by the numeral 11 and which includes a base portion 12 having holes 13 and further including an upright portion 14 with which is-formed an inclined web 15 also formed upon the base portion 12 and serving as a brace. The upright portion 14 is also provided with holes 16. This brace structure is located on the alternate ties, as clearly shown, and the guard rails 10 are disposed upon the plates 12 and against the upright portions 14 and bolted to the latter, as shown at 1'7. The brace members are secured upon the ties by means of spikes 18 which pass through the holes,13. The guard rails 10 are of greater height than the rails A, as clearlyshown.

The space between the guard rails and the rails A is filled with crushed stone, as shown at 19. In the event that a train should jump the track as for instance in going around a curve illustrated in Fig. 1, the wheels of the derailed truck or trucks after leaving the rails A will roll onto the crushed stone 19 whereupon the speed of the car or cars will naturally be checked. The wheels will then strike against the guard rails 10 and the car or cars will consequently be prevented from turning turtle or plunging down an embankment or the like.

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawings it will be apparent that I have thus provided a very sinipleand eflicient track construction having guard rails which will positively prevent serious derailment of a car or cars and will therefore obviate one of the many dangers lncidental to railroads.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is of course to be understood that I reserve the right to make such changes in the form, construction, and arrangement of parts'as will not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention I claim:

1. In combination with the rails of a tracksides of the track-rails and having the same an upright portion bolted to the guard rail gage as the track, and means for holding and provided With an inclined web extendsaid guard rails in position comprising meming from the upright portion to the plate 10 bers carrying the guard rails and secured portion and formed integrally therewith.

5 upon spaced ties of the trackway, each of a In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

said members including a plate portion 7 spiked upon the tie and further including i WALTER M. CREITZ. 

